Two others, whose identities were not released Friday, were injured by the storm, which hit shortly before 1:30 p.m. on East Lynchburg Road, northeast of Opdyke, Ill.

Minutes before the storm, a trained storm spotter reported sighting a tornado in the area. An Illinois State Police officer in the area at the time reported half-dollar size hail.

It has not been confirmed whether a tornado was responsible for the damage near Opdyke. Debris from Brown's home was strewed for more than a mile, police said. Two other homes on East Lynchburg Road were also damaged, according to Jefferson County Sheriff Roger D. Mulch.

The National Weather Service issued tornado warnings Tuesday afternoon for northwest Wayne County, north central Wayne County, and an area between Cisne and Johnsonville. No damage was reported from those radar-indicated storms.

The storm was blamed for destroying a barn northeast of Elkville, in Jackson County. Tornadoes also were reported in Clay, Marion and Perry counties. Large hail — some measuring 2 inches in circumference — was reported to have pelted much of Southern Illinois.

The storm system also triggered severe thunderstorm warnings in Crittenden, Union, Webster and Henderson counties in Western Kentucky as for Vanderburgh County in Indiana.

Quarter-sized hail pelted Downtown Evansville as the storm passed over about 2:30 p.m.

The possibility of thunderstorms continues this morning with gradual clearing in the afternoon and a high temperature of 65 forecast for the Evansville area. The National Weather Service predicts sunny conditions will return Sunday when the high is to be 74.